COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy resources
A collection of tools and resources to address questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine with your patients and staff.
Building vaccine confidence to ensure widespread vaccination is a key step to end the COVID-19 pandemic. These tools and resources are designed to provide you with information and support around building vaccine confidence.
COVID-19 vaccine information
Information about the vaccine, including emerging vaccine-related topics of interest.
Addressing vaccine hesitancy during COVID-19
Includes information on vaccine hesitancy, such as why some people are vaccine hesitant, as well as strategies for building vaccine confidence.
Government of Canada
COVID-19 vaccination in Canada: An educational series
Series of free learning modules that cover why we need the vaccine, the safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines and how to build vaccine confidence among patients.
Past COVID-19 Community of Practice sessions
Recordings of webinars where practicing family physicians shared their perspectives on COVID-related topics ranging from implementing virtual care to vaccines.
University of Toronto DFCM & OCFP
Patient outreach
Information and tools that you can use with patients to build vaccine confidence.
COVID-19: Vaccines
This toolkit features resources and includes news and information about the latest evidence on COVID-19 vaccines and regulatory recommendations
PrOTCT framework for the COVID-19 vaccine discussion
A framework for health-care providers to use in vaccine discussions with patients.
Answering questions about COVID-19 vaccines
This guide for health-care providers offers evidence-based responses to common vaccine-related questions.
Centre for Effective Practice
Vaccine Hesitancy Guide
Developed in consultation with physicians, this guide contains a clinical pearls section with peer-to-peer advice on how to approach and conduct vaccine hesitancy conversations.
University of Calgary
19 To Zero
Materials developed by a 500-plus member coalition of multi-disciplinary experts, including a toolkit and template slides, to encourage vaccine confidence.
19 To Zero
Vax Facts
Patients can book a free, one-to-one phone appointment with a physician to address their COVID-19 vaccine-related concerns.
Scarborough Health Network
Resources for children and youth
Tools to support your conversations with children, youth and their parents around vaccination.
PrOTCT framework
A framework for health-care providers to use in vaccine discussions with parents and caregivers.
Centre for Effective Practice
COVID-19 information sheets
Downloadable information sheets for elementary school students, middle school students, high school students and adults. Available in ten languages.
Students for Herd Immunity
Ages 0.5 to 11
Is the COVID-19 vaccine safe for kids?
A poster featuring answers to common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine from pediatricians, including: Will the vaccine cause infertility?
Pediatrics Section, OMA
Max the vax
A campaign that includes Q&As for kids and caregivers on the COVID-19 vaccine, resources, a link to order Max the vax stickers and a Max the vax poster.
Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies
A list of FAQs that can help you discuss COVID-19 vaccines for children with their parents and caregivers.
A list of FAQs that can help you discuss COVID-19 vaccines for children with their parents and caregivers.
Centre for Effective Practice
What are the reasons to vaccinate my young child against COVID-19?
A plain language resource providing evidence and responses to common concerns about vaccinating children six months to five years of age.
FAQ: Timing of COVID-19 vaccines for young children
An FAQ answering questions about when to vaccinate children six months of age and older, including following COVID-19 infection.
University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy
Ages 12 to 17
Supporting conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine
A guide for health-care providers to prepare for conversations with youth aged 12-17 about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Vax facts for youth
An FAQ resource answering top questions from youth about the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Unity Health Toronto & OACAS
Vaccine hesitancy in marginalized communities
Individuals from marginalized communities can face added barriers to vaccination. Resources specific to Indigenous, Black and South Asian communities support a culturally competent approach to building vaccine confidence.
Indigenous communities
Vaccine hesitancy in Indigenous communities
Resources include how to design and deliver high-quality, culturally safe vaccination services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
Centre for Effective Practice
Experimentation and the roots of vaccine hesitancy
An article to raise awareness and increase understanding of vaccine hesitancy in Indigenous populations.
CMAJ
COVID-19 vaccination fact sheets
A series of accessible, culturally aware fact sheets with information on youth vaccinations, Indigenous prioritization for vaccinations, post-vaccination COVID cases and COVID-19 variants of concern.
Indigenous Primary Health Care Council
Black communities
Increasing SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates among Black people in Canada
An article exploring strategies for increasing COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black communities in Canada.
CMAJ
Vaccine hesitancy in Black communities
Includes a weekly series of town halls on a range of topics focused on Black community concerns and issues related to COVID-19, testing and vaccines.
Centre for Effective Practice
South Asian communities
South Asian Health Network
Resources to address vaccine hesitancy in South Asian populations, including infographics, videos and posters in multiple languages.
South Asian Health Network